Possibility in Alaska...

[Keystone Phil]

I was just watching Stu Rothenberg and Charlie Cook on Hardball, analyzing the Senate races. They led off with Alaska. Rothenberg mentioned an interesting possibility:

Stevens wins the crowded Republican primary and drops out after pressure from state and national GOP leaders. This would allow the GOP to pick a strong candidate (Palin or maybe Parnell or LeDoux) who would be favored to keep the seat instead of Stevens who would almost definitely lose or one of the other Republicans who aren't as strong.

What do you think? Good plan? Do you think it's being seriously considered?

[Keystone Phil]

It could work, but it won't work because Ted Stevens is one of the most stubborn, arrogant old cuss to ever serve in the US Senate.  He won't bowing to anyone's pressure.

True. Time to call up Sarah Palin and have her start that write in campaign...

[Keystone Phil]

i got a less complicated idea.

vote for the democrat.

Some of us don't want the Democrats to be handed a seat. Would I end up supporting Begich if Stevens won the primary and stayed in? Sure.

[Keystone Phil]

One of Ted Stevens' Facebook friends:

   
Jeffrey wrote at 8:23pm yesterday
Dear Ted,

We all know it's lies. Disregard the negative comments below. Personally, I think this is the product of some sort of cabal of anti-ANWR environmentalists and internet enthusiasts seeking your demise from prominence. When I crack the case, I'll email you the leads.


LOL

But he might not get that e-mail! Someone in his office was e-mailed an internet and they didn't get it for a few days!

[Keystone Phil]

Doesn't Palin also have a mini-scandal of her own to deal with right now?  Something about the firing of a former relative in retaliation for something? Might be pure crapola, I dunno.  Or just minor.

Yeah, a mini scandal. I think her approval rating is down to a lowly 80% or something. 

[Keystone Phil]

Ted Stevens -- the Conrad Burns of 2008.

Except Burns was able to make his race the closest in the nation towards the end. Stevens won't be able to do that.

[Keystone Phil]

Burns also would have won if not for:
1. The NRSC giving up on him instead of DeWine and Santorum for Heaven's sake.

It's good to show some loyalty to even the most doomed incumbents. How about the NRSC's brilliant leader insisting on Michigan being the upset special of 2006? That's where the money should have been taken from.

[Keystone Phil]

So, it actually made more sense to fund Bouchard than Santorum.

As I stated, it makes more sense to show loyalty to an incumbent in leadership than some county sheriff that was only hyped by the NRSC chairwoman.

I know it's more fun to make fun of the Santorum race, though, so you win!

[Keystone Phil]

As I stated, it makes more sense to show loyalty to an incumbent in leadership than some county sheriff that was only hyped by the NRSC chairwoman.

It makes even more sense to show loyalty to incumbents who are not trailing by double digits (Allen, Burns, Talent).

So, again, take money from the MI race and we still have the Senate and showed some appreciation for a guy that put his neck on the line for the party plenty of times. Downside - we upset some county sheriff in MI.